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Virginia Lee Cook Foundation

Chicago, IL · EIN 274334359 990-PF tax year 2025“Preselected organizations only” box checked

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Grants paid (tax yr 2025)
$460,000
Assets (fair market value)
$5,128,661
Median grant to orgs
$50,000
all loaded years
Grants in our data
20
since tax year 2022
Giving by tax year
$230,000
2022
5 grants
$220,000
2023
5 grants
$300,000
2024
5 grants
$460,000
2025
5 grants

Year 2025 is still partial because many returns have not been filed or released yet. That is a freshness issue — coverage in our dataset is tax years 2019–2025.

Top recipient states
WI$725,000
NJ$225,000
GA$150,000
IL$110,000
Cause areas funded
Education4
Animal-Related7
Health Care2

Only 65.0% of this funder's organizational grants could be linked to an IRS cause code.

How to apply (from the 990-PF, tax year 2025)

The foundation checked the box saying it contributes only to preselected organizations and doesn't accept unsolicited requests.

Form & materials
Not stated
Deadlines
Not stated
Restrictions
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Recent grants to organizations
RecipientLocationPurpose (as filed)AmountTax yr
University of Wisconsin FoundationMadison, WIGENERAL PURPOSE$300,0002025
Animal Aid IncWilliamstown, NJGENERAL PURPOSE$75,0002025
K9 Battle BuddiesHinesville, GAGENERAL PURPOSE$50,0002025
Monkey's House Dog Hospice and SanctuarySouthampton, NJGENERAL PURPOSE$25,0002025
St Patrick ParishSt Charles, ILGENERAL PURPOSE$10,0002025
University of Wisconsin FoundationMadison, WIGENERAL PURPOSE$150,0002024
Animal Aid IncWilliamstown, NJGENERAL PURPOSE$55,0002024
K9 Battle BuddiesHinesville, GAGENERAL PURPOSE$50,0002024
La Salette MissionariesTwin Lakes, WIGENERAL PURPOSE$25,0002024
Monkey's House Dog Hospice and SanctuarySouthampton, NJGENERAL PURPOSE$20,0002024
K9 Battle BuddiesHinesville, GAGENERAL PURPOSE$50,0002023
Restoring Hope Transplant HouseMiddleton, WIGENERAL PURPOSE$50,0002023
Animal Aid IncWilliamstown, NJGENERAL PURPOSE$50,0002023
University of Wisconsin FoundationMadison, WIGENERAL PURPOSE$50,0002023
La Salette MissionariesTwin Lakes, WIGENERAL PURPOSE$20,0002023
Restoring Hope Transplant HouseMiddleton, WIGENERAL PURPOSE$60,0002022
St Patrick's Catholic SchoolSt Charles, ILGENERAL PURPOSE$50,0002022
As Good As Gold-Golden Retriever Rescue of IllinoisMchenry, ILGENERAL PURPOSE$50,0002022
University of Wisconsin FoundationMadison, WIGENERAL PURPOSE$35,0002022
La Salette MissionariesTwin Lakes, WIGENERAL PURPOSE$35,0002022

Grants to individuals are counted but not named.

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